Storm shutter



Oct. 13, 1953 c. c. GUERCIO 2,655,094

STORM SHUTTER v Filed June 1, 1949 2 Sheets-Sheet l Fig. 49

I n ventor Charles C. Guercio A ttomeys C. C. GUERCIO STORM SHUTTER Oct.T3, "[953 2 SheetsSheet 2 Filed June 1, 1949 Fig.4

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Figure 1 is a front elevational view with parts rckeh ma and s own i reeti h and show n the Shutter imeunt in j esi iqna w ow;

Figure 2 is a horizontal sectional-view taken on a'iine 2--2 of Figure1;

Figure 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional view takenon aiine 3-1301?Figure i;

Figure A is a .iragmentary azertical sectional View showing thelouversior sluts in Isa 119F81 in, for the purpose "of -illustration lhave disclosed a preferred embodiment of the invention, =the numeral 5designates a shutter frame including side frame members 6, an invertedchannelshaped bottom frame member 1, and a head or ieuitemmeuremmzeaehoetheriinarieidmsitiqn The b tem theme m mbe ti fitted -ever aihieek .1 vui abi eaeeeureden the s o ing u f ce 1;" 9 zwi-hde ieil :lrte .hsuiq qrt th hettom ifr me imembe i i iahe izohia msrtien ute edg.nf heed..-.. 3 9p h m membe =5 is iqrmed w thi n-runeiehd hgiflehse L2hav n de rnwa d ieu redihe lssie hange s 1.3 extend ne.e e tthnnpenedees-empai -pf.chqrizontelly ia iustahle eid wings l liefvanglecehstrueiie t g er dea irontilenee;Li nexea wardl hp eiec ting sid flan sifi- .gfiraekei JJ .er suit bly secured to'the inner edg OI l fitgmiramememfiber Land niwhieheiheil wereeeee es M r i lidah y llizpQrted.llandles 18 are lsecured {to Win s ,Hl 590 ,s i ehl eeeqins th latter.

h wings .IiLat weaeh -s de Of immee :e e os .tieh da i h sidespfa iwi 'dwirem l'9"b w e ,the seeheeu sles m e ahlewe window ash and cemented .teitheeides .efish tte frame 45 ieri nward and vprimeit e a ustm nt bymeans re re -pluralit Q1 afla M51212 e ded or )ethe wi e uitab y s emedt the in e surface ,Q flange 16 re the .wihes en vprq e tine herb i qnali inwa dly through slots 23 in gthe side $38111 membe s 56- The i118?endsofbarsZZ are d nned ,wiih c -lheeds 24 w l m o a dhslidine a ustmentif th win s .I'. with respect t the name-=5- A plurality of louvers or-s1ats 25, preferably .eenst tuc edh i lessee leihe s iteh p ;stic;.m ier al are pre leii wit pin .e "t u n 25 .de ed e :i e e and ar 3rmeresse 2 trthe inhe w ined s ts 123.eggtendmg inwardly-from r ed geso'fthe side frame members 6, the lpu ers fle ng ye i e lly ewine b abouiherizem a iexesflfhezp nslfi a e .pesit en d -edia the :inner edges ofthe louvers or slats 2'5 and cause the ,outer edges thereof tocounterbalance thelouvers i swin dewnwe c lyihyt awei ht f th l uv rs orsiats'into a closed position.

iljhe rear egiges of 1ouvers or,;s1ats 2 5 are formed with notches 29 inwhich -a vertical connecting char 3 0 is positioned and. connected tothe -10uvers nslat z'by hreeh tsi't' eta c n as at fi 1 t the here" iesimu t neouslyraism a l wer n e h c eure eilfhefl w n of b r :30 eenneeid to the 1-.1DWer fram me ber 1 h rmea suf a-ni qted link 13. audhreeke3L nd e ehertiher zoontei .35 i ,i i idl oseeure t th upper end of bar30 and to which the lower end of a rod 35 is secured. The rod 35 extendsuptop frame member 8, said frame members being wardly through a, slot 36in the head or upper frame member 8 and is provided at its upper endwith a horizontal plate 37 secured to the under side of an extensible,sectional, hollow box 38 member positioned immediately under sash 2| andhaving a solid reinforcing block 39 loosely placed therein.

Rods 40 extend downwardly at each end of box 38 through openings 4| inthe bars 22 to slidably adjust the sections of box 38 member inwardlyand outwardly by the adjustment of wings l4.

A screen 42 is suitably secured to the front edge of frame behind frontflange l5 of wings M.

A shield 43 extends downwardly at the outer edge of upper frame memberor head 8 to exclude rain from entering the top of frame 5 above theuppermost louver when the louvers are closed.

In the operation of the device, wings 14 are adjusted inwardly oroutwardly to position the sarnein the sash guide for a lower window sashand the sash 2| lowered on the box 38 member to force operating bardownwardly and to raise the outer edges of louvers 25 into a horizontalopen position, as shown in Figure 3, the louvers being held in theirraised position by the weight of the sash. The shutter is constructed ofa size to permit slight raising and lowering movement of the sash, afterthe shutter is placed in the window under the sash, and a raisingmovement of sash 21 to relieve box 38 member of its weight will enablethe louvers 25 to swing downwardly into their closed position, as shownin Figure 4.

In order to prevent unauthorized persons on the outside of the windowfrom sliding wings l4 inwardly to remove the shutter, I provide avertical locking pin 44 slidably positioned in an opening 13a in eachupper hanger I3 and projecting upwardly through an opening 45 in aU-shaped locking plate 46 positioned horizontally and with a longer end45 overlying the bottom rail 47 of sash 2! to lock said sash againstupward movement and with its other shorter end 46 end received in ahorizontal socket 48 secured to window frame i9. The upper end of pin 44is bent angularly to form a handle 49 and to hold the pin in plate 46.The lower end of pin 44 enters a notch 50 in the upper edge of wing l4.

Each wing 14 is provided with one of the look-- ing pins 44.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings, it is believed that a clear understanding of thedevice will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A moredetailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary,

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shownand described a preferred embodiment of the invention, the same issusceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of theinvention as herein described and within the scope of the appendedclaims.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In combination with a window frame having a vertically sliding windowsash therein, a window shutter including a shutter frame fitted in thewindow frame below the sash and having a top frame member, a pluralityof louvers pivoted in the shutter frame for swinging about horizontalaxes into open position and counter- .4 balanced for swinging intoclosed position, and means for swinging said louvers into open positionoperative by downward sliding of said sash including a horizontal memberinterposed between said top frame member and the sash and supporting thesash in partly open position and movable downwardly against said topframe member by downward sliding of said sash against the same, andoperating connections between said horizontal member and said louvers.

2. The combination according to claim 1, including side wings for saidshutter frame, bars on said wings slidably connecting said wings to saidshutter frame for adjustment of said wings horizontally to fit saidshutter frame in said window frame, said horizontal member comprisingslidably connected sections relatively adjustable to extend saidhorizontal member to fit in said window frame, and connections betweensaid bars and said sections for adjusting the sections to extend saidhorizontal member by adjustment of said wings.

3. The combination according to claim 2, said connections comprisingrods on said sections vertically slidable in said bars to provide forvertical movement of said horizontal member relative to said bars.

4. The combination according to claim 1, including side wings for saidshutter frame, bars on said wings slidably connecting said wings to saidshutter frame for adjustment of said wings to fit said shutter frame insaid window frame, and means for locking said sash against raising andsaid wings to said window frame when adjusted.

5. In combination with a window frame havin a vertically slidable sashtherein, a shutter frame mounted in said window frame below said sash,horizontally adjustable wings mounted on the sides of said shutter framefor fitting said shutter frame in said window frame and provided withnotches therein, a vertically movable member above the shutter framedepressible by downward sliding of said sash against the same, louverspivoted in said shutter frame for swinging into closed position,operating connections between said member and louvers for swinging saidlouvers by depression of said member, a pair of sockets secured to saidwindow frame at opposite sides of. the same, a pair of plates engaged insaid sockets and overlying said sash at opposite sides thereof toprevent upward sliding of said sash, and pins in said plates engagingthe notches in said wings to lock said wings in adjusted posi tion.

CHARLES C. GUERCIO.

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